Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2007

FY10, FY 11 Transportation Approps (Including HR 1105, FY09 Omnibus Approps) HR1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

FY10, FY 11 Transportation Approps (Including HR 1105, FY09 Omnibus Approps) HR1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

FY09 FY10 FY11Transportation Appropriations (including HR1105, Omnibus Appropriations, FY09) HR1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Surface Transportation Reauthorization FY09 FY10 FY11Transportation Appropriations (including HR1105 Omnibus Appropriations for FY09) HR1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

HR 1409, HR 1, HR 1804, HR 1266, HR 626, HR 2978, HR 958, HR 1256, HR 673, HR 2647, HR 2847, HR 3183, HR 3186, HR 3326, HR 3170, HR 2996, HR 3082, HR 2736, HR 413, HR 235, HR 949, HR 1105, HR 673, HR 1404, HR 3590, HR 3962, HR 5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 1722, HR 4489, HR 4865, S 560, S 1390, S 1436, S 1432, S 1407, S 924, S 507, S 354, S 484, S 362, S 561, S 3341, FY11 Budget Resolution

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FEMA/Flood control disaster assistance and reform FY10 Appropriations (Corps of Engineers, FEMA, EPA) including HR1105 FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill HR1, ARRA (water resources)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2010 Transportation Treasury Appropriations FY09 Omnibus Appropriations (HR 1105, PL 111-8) (transportation and water resources) HR 1, ARRA (transportation and water resource issues)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Labor HHS appropriations stock piling anti-virals for pandemic influenza; Cancer Research Issues - S.3686/HR_, Labor, HHS Appropriations Bill for FY2011; Monitoring the implementation for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including provisions related to comparative effectiveness research and a regulatory pathway for biosimilars; H.R.1 - Pandemic influenza funding: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2010, Food Safety Bill, H.R. 4872 Health Care& Education Reconciliation Act of 2011; issues concerning clincial trials; general health care reform (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); Congressional oversight issues; FDA approval and enforcement issues; Pandemic preparedness; Tamiflu; Avastin-breast cancer; following all issues related to health care reform; S.726/HR 1427 - promotiong innovation and access to life-saving Medicine Act; HR 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act; General support for Genentech products; monitor and report on issues relate to implementation to health care reform; H.R. 1548 - Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Client expense: $1,242,641 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 1105 FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill FY10, FY 11 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000

Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Transportation Approvals HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation) FY09 and FY10 Approriations (transportation), including HR1105 FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

FU09 and FY10 Transoportation Appropriations (including HR1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations) HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (transportation)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 / S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 537 / H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act S. 448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3200 - Medical Malpractice Issues in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Care Act S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - all provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 (110th Congress bill) - All provisions of the 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - the State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1106 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.L. 111-8 - the State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act No bill number - General background on U.S. capitol markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority / activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provisions of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission

Client expense: $1,202,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Insurance regulation reform issues including optional federal charter, creation of a Federal Insurance Office, McCarran-Ferguson, retained assets accounts, long-term disability issues and underwriting issues. S.1583 - Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009 - all provisions H.R.1880 - National Insurance Consumer Protection Act - all provisions H.R.2609 Insurance Information Act of 2009 / Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.2554 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2009 - licensing issues H.R.2571 / S.1363 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009 surplus lines issues H.R.3059 / S.1386 - Access to Repair Parts all provisions H.R.2057 Motor Vehicles Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009 all provisions S.1681 / H.R.3596 - Health Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Enforcement Act of 2009 definitions of insurance: liability and health H.R.4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act Lines of insurance included and FTC study of insurance H.R.5993 / S.3718 Securing Americas Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals (SAVINGS) Act of 2010 all provisions S.3683 Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010 FTC Oversight Provisions Natural catastrophe issues including proposals regarding government backstops for insurance losses from large-scale natural catastrophes. H.R.1264 - Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.83 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.998 - Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2009 all provisions S.866 Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act all provisions H.R.2555 / S.505 Homeowners Defense Act all provisions S.1486 / H.R.998 Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2009 all provisions S.1487 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.2555 Homeowners Defense Act of 2009 all provisions S.3672 Coordination of Wind and Flood Perils Act of 2010 all provisions Flood insurance issues including reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to September 30, 2009 and privacy provisions H.R.3139 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2009 Extend the NFIP program H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act 2010 Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.2996 the Interior Environment Appropriations Act Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.3326 The Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2010 Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.4691 Temporary Extension Act of 2010 Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.2701 Intelligence Authorization Act of 2010 Temporary extension of the NFIP & COBRA Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Draft bill Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010 Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.5114 Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 all provisions H.R.5255 Stable Flood Insurance Authorization Act of 2010 all provisions H.R.4778 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 all provisions S.3347 - a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010 all provisions H.R.5569 National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 all provisions H.R.4213 - American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Temporary extension of the NFIP S.3814 National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010 - all provisions Workers compensation issues including: H.R.635 National Commission on State Workers Compensation Laws Act of 2009 all provisions H.R.2641 Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009 all provisions Clarification of Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements Health care reform issues, including revenue offsets, expansion of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, definition of health insurer, CLASS Act and workers compensation. H.R.3200 - Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 S.1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act including the CLASS Act and the Universal 24-Hour Coverage amendment S. 1796 - Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 - revenue offsets, expansion of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, definition of health insurer, CLASS Act and workers compensation) H.R.3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (House and Senate versions) - revenue offsets, expansion of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, definition of health insurer, CLASS Act and workers compensation H.R.3962 the Affordable Health Care for America Act - revenue offsets, expansion of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, definition of health insurer, CLASS Act and workers compensation H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - revenue offsets

Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

FY 2010 Budget Resolutations H.R. 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act FY 2011 Budget Resolutations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,500

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

H.R. 1770 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2009 S. 732 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2009 H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2997 - Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations FY11 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,500

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

H.R. 915- FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 1451 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 3607 - FAA Extension, 2009 H.R. 4217 - Federal Aviation Administration Extension 2009 S. 1451 - FAA Reauthorization S. 3187 - Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 6190 - Airport & Airway Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 5611- same as H.R. 6190 H.R. 5148 - same as H.R. 6190 H.R. 5900 - Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Client expense: $131,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R. 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act FY 2011 Budget Resolutions H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2996 - Interior and Environment Appropriations Act H.R. 3183 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act H.R. 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act H.R.3357 - Infusion to Highway Trust Fund H.R. 3326 - Defense Appropriations Act (Surface Transportation Extension) S. 1498 - SAFETEA-LU Extension S. 1533 - SAFETEA-LU Extension H.R. 2847 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act H.R. 2920 - Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Client expense: $131,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2997 - Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Client expense: $131,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

S. 732 - Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2009 H.R. 1770 - Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2009 The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU) Reauthorization H.R. 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 457 - Responsible Highway Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2521 - National Infrastructure Development Bank S. 1036 - Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 S. 1474 - Tranfer of Funds to Highway Trust Fund H.R. 3617 - Three Month Extension of SAFETEA-LU H.R. 3357 - Infusion of Funds to Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2918 - Continuing Resolution for FY 2009 Funding Levels H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act H.R. 3326 - Defense Appropriation Act (Surface Transportation Extension) S. 1498 - SAFETEA-LU Extension S. 1533 - SAFETEA-LU Extension H.R. 4691 - Surface Transportation Extention ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Client expense: $131,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R.1- Pandemic influenza funding; H.R. 1105 Ominbus Appropriations Act; Pandemic funding issues; and FY10 Labor HHS Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act and S 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act; HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act; S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act; H R 5663 - Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety & Health Act of 2012; S 3786, the Fair Playing Field Act of 2010

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 S.271 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts. S.320 A bill to ensure that short- and long-term investment decisions critical to economic stimulus and job creation in clean energy are supported by Federal programs and reliable tax incentives. S._ Bingaman discussion draft on renewable portfolio standard S._ Bingaman discussion draft on transmission S._ Bingaman discussion draft, "21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act S.433 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard S.539 Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act S.774 National Energy Security Act of 2009 H.R.1105 Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R.1105 DOE loan Guarantee issues in the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations bill S.661 Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009 S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S. 3177, "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010" (energy efficiency); No Bill Number, Committee Print on the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (energy efficiency); S. 3079, "Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010" (efficiency); S. 3059, "National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010" (efficiency); S. 1134, "Responsible Use of Coal act of 2009" (CCS); H.R. 4554, "Energy Assistance for American Families Act" (LIHEAP); S.539 Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act H.R.2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act S. 949, 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009;

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal funding - flood control and environment Corps of Engineers FY11 Energy and Water Approriations (Corps of Engineers), including HR 1105, Omnibus Approriations Bill HR 1, ARRA (Corps of Engineers; Water Resources)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal funding - flood control, water supply and environmental issues and FY11 Appropriations (including HR 1105) HR1, ARRA (water and environmental issues)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Federal funding - flood control and environmental issues Corps of Engineers funding FY11 Appropriations, Energy and Water Appropriations, including HR1105 FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill HR1, ARRA (water resources funding)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, HR 1105 HR 3246/ S. 2843, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 S1436 and H.R. 3183, "An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes."Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations- Provisions related to FreedomCAR, loan guarantees, and direct loans "H.R. 1 -- "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," -- became Public Law (P.L. 111-5)- Loans for component suppliers, Auto Industry access to the Troubled Assets Relief Program "HR 1105, FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009- became Public Law (PL 111-8) HR 3246 & S2843, "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009" To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy., Proposed Energy Acts in House and Senate H.R. 6160: "Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010" - to develop a rare earth materials program to amend the National Materials and Mineral Policy Research and Development Act of 1980. S. 3521: Rare Earths Supply Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 - to provide for the reestablishment of a domestic rare earths materials production and supply industry in the U.S.

Client expense: $1,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Federal funding - water supply and flood control Corps of Engineers funding (FY10 Appropriations, including HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Bill), FY11 Approp Dept. of Interior funding HR 1, ARRA (water resources); Department of Agriculture Funding

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

FY11 Appropriations (water resources), including HR 1105 FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill HR 1, ARRA (water and environment restoration) Corps of Engineers Approp. Department of Interior Approp.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

See attached page Trade (MTBs in separate section) * To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes (H.R. 4284) * New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 (H.R. 4101) *Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R.496) *TRADE Act of 2009 (S.1141) *Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) *Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 (S.496) *Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R.1318) *PEACE Act of 2009 (H.R.1886) * Discussion with House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, Commerce and International Trade Commission on Misc. Tariff Bill (MTB) process. *Discussions with Congress and Administration officials, including USTR and Commerce on pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. *Discussion with ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as travel goods, Andean, Colombia, Haiti, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, Korea and China. *Discussion with USTR, Commerce, and ITC on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement *Discussion with Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, Uniform Rules of Origin and related initiatives. *Discussion with USDA and CBP on Lacey Act. *Discussion with Commerce on China, Vietnam, trade remedy laws and Customs proposal on Uniform Rules of Origin. *Possible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) *FY 2010 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations Bill (HR 2847) *MOVEMENT Act of 2009 (H.R.2355) * ON TIME Act of 2009 (H.R. 947) * Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA). * Hearing on Americas Highway and Transit Investment Needs * House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Trade Preferences * Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.1631) * Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3134/S. 1254) * Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (HR 2378/S 1027) * The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Bill of 2009 (HR 4380) * Foreign Manufacturers Liability Act (HR 4678/S. 1606) * Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. * Shipping Act of 2010 (H.R. 6167) * Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (HR 6517) * Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (HR 4853)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

See attached page Product Safety * Hearing on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) * Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (HR 4040) * Children's Product Safety Enhancement and Clarification Act of 2009 (H.R.1046) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses(S.374) * Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 (H.R.1815) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.968) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.1465) * Thrift Store Protection Act (H.R.1027) * Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009 (S.608) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limit in such Act. (H.R.1692) * To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1587) * To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain all-terrain vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1510) * To establish a conditional stay of the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes. (S.389) * Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) * Monitoring issues relating to product safety and product labeling. * Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act (CPSEA) draft legislation * Discussions with CPSC and CBP on implementation of CPSIA. * Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (S. 1660) * Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R.5820) * Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 (S.3209)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

See attached page Trade (MTBs in separate section) * To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes (H.R. 4284) * New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 (H.R. 4101) *Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R.496) *TRADE Act of 2009 (S.1141) *Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) *Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 (S.496) *Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R.1318) *PEACE Act of 2009 (H.R.1886) * Discussion with House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, Commerce and International Trade Commission on Misc. Tariff Bill (MTB) process. *Discussions with Congress and Administration officials, including USTR and Commerce on pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. *Discussion with ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as travel goods, Andean, Colombia, Haiti, CAFTA-DR, Thailand, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, Korea and China. *Discussion with USTR, Commerce, and ITC on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement *Discussion with Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, Uniform Rules of Origin and related initiatives. *Discussion with USDA and CBP on Lacey Act. *Discussion with Commerce on China, Vietnam, trade remedy laws and Customs proposal on Uniform Rules of Origin. *Possible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) *FY 2010 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations Bill (HR 2847) *MOVEMENT Act of 2009 (H.R.2355) * ON TIME Act of 2009 (H.R. 947) * Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA). * Hearing on Americas Highway and Transit Investment Needs * House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Trade Preferences * Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.1631) * Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3134/S. 1254) * Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (HR 2378/S 1027) * The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Bill of 2009 (HR 4380) * Foreign Manufacturers Liability Act (HR 4678/S. 1606) * Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. * Shipping Act of 2010 (H.R. 6167) * Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (HR 6517) * Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (HR 4853). Product Safety * Hearing on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) * Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (HR 4040) * Children's Product Safety Enhancement and Clarification Act of 2009 (H.R.1046) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses(S.374) * Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 (H.R.1815) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.968) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.1465) * Thrift Store Protection Act (H.R.1027) * Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009 (S.608) * To amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limit in such Act. (H.R.1692) continued next page... Product Safety cont'd. * To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1587) * To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain all-terrain vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1510) * To establish a conditional stay of the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes. (S.389) * Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) * Monitoring issues relating to product safety and product labeling. * Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act (CPSEA) draft legislation * Discussions with CPSC and CBP on implementation of CPSIA. * Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (S. 1660) * Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R.5820) * Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 (S.3209) Other * Discussions with Departments of Labor and State in conjunction with Child/Forced labor list, and other labor initiatives. * Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2196) * Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (S. 3728) * Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (S. 3804) * Issues relating to changes or implementation of the Lobby Disclosure Act, including Administration policies relating to advisory committees * Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (S.560/HR 1409) * Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act (HR 2847) * Issues relating to CIT Group * Travel Promotion Act (H.R. 1035/S. 1023) * Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Act (HR 4849) * Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590) * Implementation of Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 4872) * A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes (S. 3839) * Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (HR 5297) * Provisions relating to conflict minerals and interchange fees in Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (HR 4173/S. 3217).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

See attached page Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement Comments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and Ability One programs. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (H.R.5136/S. 3454) Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. (S. 3800) Discussions with DoD, USTR, TSA, and DHS about implementation of Berry. Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every (IMPROVE) Acquisition Act (HR 5013) FY2010 Supplemental Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 4899) Berry Amendment Extension Act (HR 3116) JWOD Act of 2010 (HR 5983) All American Flag Act (H.R. 2853) Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (HR 6523) Miscellaneous Trade (mtbs in separate section) Affordable Footwear Act of 2009 (S.730/HR 4316) To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes (H.R. 4284) New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 (H.R. 4101) To add Paraguay to the list of countries eligible to be designated as ATPDEA beneficiary countries (S. 780) To add Paraguay to the list of countries eligible to be designated as ATPDEA beneficiary countries (H.R. 1837) Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R.496) TRADE Act of 2009 (S.1141) Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 (S.496) Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R.1318) PEACE Act of 2009 (H.R.1886) Discussions with Congress and Administration officials, including USTR and Commerce on pending FTAs with Korea, Panama, and Colombia, and on pending Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement. Discussion with ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as performance outerwear, footwear, travel goods, Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, Haiti, AGOA, CAFTA-DR, Honduras, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Doha Round, and Korea. Discussion with USTR, Commerce, and ITC on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement Discussion with Customs on First Sale, 10 plus 2, 9801, and proposal on Uniform Rules of Origin, and related initiatives. Discussion with USDA and CBP on Lacey Act. Discussions with USTR, Commerce, and USDA on foreign trade practices, including labeling, cotton, market access, and intellectual property rights (IPR). Discussion with Commerce on China, Vietnam, Customs proposal on Uniform Rules of Origin, and trade remedy laws, including proposals for prospective trade remedy systems. Possible legislation related to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) FY 2010 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations Bill (HR 2847) FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (HR 2892/S 1298) SAVE Act (H.R.3039) MOVEMENT Act of 2009 (H.R.2355) ON TIME Act of 2009 (H.R. 947) See attached page Misc Trade Cont'd. Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA). Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. (H.J. Res 83/S.J. Res 29) Possible draft legislation related to Trade Preferences U.S. OUTDOOR Act (S.1439/H.R.3168) Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.1631) Issues related to footwear and clothing freight rates vis-a-vis NMFTA CCSB Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 (S. 3275/HR 5160) Discussions relating to China trade practices and currency issues with Commerce, USTR, ITC, US/China Economic and Security Review Commission. Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3134/S. 1254) Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (HR 2378/S 1027) The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Bill of 2009 (HR 4380) To amend the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 to provide for certain payments from the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, and for other purposes. (HR 4057) To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes. (HR 4136/S. 2532) Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 (HR 5393) Foreign Manufacturers Liability Act (HR 4678/S. 1606) Issues relating to ocean shipping capacity and prices. Shipping Act of 2010 (H.R. 6167) Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (HR 6517) Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (HR 4853) Cotton trade USTR, DOC, USDA, DoD Product Safety Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (HR 4040) Hearing on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) Discussions with CPSC and various Congressional offices on implementation of CPSIA Children's Product Safety Enhancement and Clarification Act of 2009 (H.R.1046) To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (S.374) Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 (H.R.1815) To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.968) To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses. (H.R.1465) Thrift Store Protection Act (H.R.1027) Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2009 (S.608) To amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books from the lead limit in such Act. (H.R.1692) To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1587) To amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain all-terrain vehicles, and for other purposes. (H.R.1510) To establish a conditional stay of the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes. (S.389) Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) cont'd. Product Safety cont'd. Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling. Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act (CPSEA) - draft legislation Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) Discussions with CPSC and CBP on implementation of CPSIA. Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R.5820) Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 (S.3209) EPA Sustainability Other Discussion of WRAP program with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. Discussions with Departments of Labor and State in conjunction with Child/Forced labor list, Uzbek cotton and other labor initiatives. Issues relating to ICANN Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1) Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R.1105) Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (S.560/HR 1409) Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R.2196) Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (S. 3728) Issues relating to CIT Group Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Act (HR 4849) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590) Implementation of Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010. (HR 4872) Implementation of Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act (HR 2847) Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE)Act (HR 5175/S. 2395) Provisions relating to conflict minerals and interchange fees in Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (HR 4173/S. 3217). The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (HR 4213) Issues relating to changes or implementation of the Lobby Disclosure Act, including Administration policies relating to advisory committees. A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes (S. 3839) Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (HR 5297) Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (S. 3804) FASAB Accounting Proposal on leasing accounting rules changes.

Client expense: $168,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Nigerian Minimum Content Legislation Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S 705), Western Hemisphere Energy Compact (S 587) Omnibus Appropriations Act (HR 1105) End the Trade Deficit Act (HR 1875)

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1105, HR 327, HR 1264, HR 1316, HR 1525, HR 2555, HR 3377, HR 83, HR 998, S 1364, S 1484, S 1485, S 1487, S 3607, S 505, S 601, S 886

Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H. J. Res. 18: Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 493: Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 4396: Save Our Energy Jobs Act H.R. 4572: To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. H.R. 4753: Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act H.J. Res. 76: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. H. J. Res. 77: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S. 787: Clean Water Restoration Act S. 2995: Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 S. 3072: Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act

Client expense: $809,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, provision in the Financial Services report that requires a four-agency working group to study and develop recommendations for standards for the marketing of food when such marketing targets children who are 17 years old or younger or when such food represents a significant component of the diets of children H.R. 4053 - Healthy Kids Act, to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules, under expedited rulemaking authority, specifying categories of food and beverage ads for which advertising to children would be considered an unfair act or practice. White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity and report entitled Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 146 & HR 233Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. S 461 & HR 1132Extend and Modify the Railroad Track Maintenance Credit: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the railroad track maintenance tax credit; (2) revise the types of expenditures eligible for such credit; and (3) extend such credit through 2012. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.146 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 746Safeguarding America's Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time payment of $500 to each eligible individual age 18 or over who, during the three-month period immediately preceding enactment of this Act, was entitled to Social Security benefits, railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability benefits. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. HR 852Re-Build America Bond Act of 2009: On Feb. 4, 2009, Rep. Loretta Sanchez together with 5 co-sponsors introduced a bill that would establish the Re-Build America Trust Fund and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Re-Build America Bonds. All proceeds from the sale would be used to make expenditures for rail, transit, water, highway, bridge or road infrastructure projects. S 418 & HR 1006Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2009: These are related bill that would make it unlawful to sell certain secondary metal unless the seller documents ownership and maintains written or electronic records of each secondary metal purchase. The prohibition includes secondary metal that is marked with the name, logo or initials of a railroad company, highway or street poles, rails or signs and other material. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefit coverage. S.2889: Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. Authorizes appropriations for Increases Board membership from three to five members. Removes the Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Title I: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security and railroad retirement taxes in 2010 (except for the first calendar quarter of such year) for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles that are medium and heavy trucks; (2) tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) tax credits for producing electricity from open-loop biomass facilities and from refined coal facilities; (4) tax credits for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel and the production of fuel from coke or coke gas; (5) the tax credit for new energy efficient home expenditures; (6) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels; (7) tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions by a qualified electric utility; and (8) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells. Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for the Coast Guard. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 2847-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A of the Act and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B. The report of the House Rules Committee on H.Res. 976 (H.Rept. 111-380, p. 5) summarized the matter included in Division A of the Act concerning the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); infrastructure, employment, and public investment programs; unemployment insurance; COBRA; small business loans; the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage; the child tax credit; surface transportation; and certain civil rights claims. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R. 3789 Amtrak Secure Transportation of Firearms Act: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Requires Amtrak, at a station that accepts checked baggage for a specific Amtrak route, to allow a passenger holding a ticket for such route to place an unloaded firearm or starter pistol in a bag that has been checked at the station if: (1) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the passenger declares to Amtrak that an unloaded firearm is in his or her checked bag; (2) the firearm is carried in a locked hard-sided container; and (3) only the passenger has the key or combination to such container. S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include Amtrak and executive branch police officers as federal law enforcement officers eligible to carry concealed firearms; and (2) revise requirements for certifying retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms, including reducing the years of service required for such officers from 15 to 10 years and setting forth requirements relating to mental health certifications. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. S.1134 Responsible Use of Coal Act of 2009: Requires the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to advance carbon capture and storage and coal power generation technologies. Requires such program to include a large-scale commercial demonstration program to evaluate the most promising carbon capture and storage technologies and research and development programs for carbon capture technologies, carbon dioxide storage, and advanced clean coal power generation technologies. H.R.3505 American Energy Production and Price Reduction Act Expresses the sense of Congress that at no time shall Congress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of domestic energy prices. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Title I: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers, including public institutions of higher education, from social security and railroad retirement taxes in 2010 (except for the first calendar quarter of such year) for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits any carryback of unused business tax credit amounts. H.R.5377 Title: To require Amtrak to discontinue passenger rail service on certain long distance routes that operate at a loss. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010: (1) the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles that are medium and heavy trucks; (2) tax credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) tax credits for producing electricity from open-loop biomass facilities and from refined coal facilities; (4) tax credits for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel and the production of fuel from coke or coke gas; (5) the tax credit for new energy efficient home expenditures; (6) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels; (7) tax deferral rules for sales or dispositions by a qualified electric utility; and (8) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas from marginal wells.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 107SMART Act of 2009: To reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 693Designation of Corridor for Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail based on certain qualifying factors and after a 30-day congressional review period; (2) provide technical assistance to expedite completion of inter-suburban rail service; and (3) prohibit increased usage of such corridor except to increase the availability of inter-suburban commuter rail. HR 852Re-Build America Bond Act of 2009: On Feb. 4, 2009: Makes appropriations to the Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to all revenues derived from proceeds from the sale and issuance of such bonds, in order to make expenditures for rail, transit, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. HR 2454-American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. Sets forth provisions concerning clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing global warming pollution, transitioning to a clean energy economy, and providing for agriculture and forestry related offsets. Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20% of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5% per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. H.R.6843: Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Middle Class Tax Relief Made Permanent.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. HR 1058Seniors Financial Security Act of 2009: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income for income tax purposes of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. HR 107SMART Act of 2009: To reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans. HR 162Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits. HR 746Safeguarding America's Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time payment of $500 to each eligible individual age 18 or over who, during the three-month period immediately preceding enactment of this Act, was entitled to Social Security benefits, railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability benefits. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.2926 Economic Fairness for Seniors Act Economic Fairness for Seniors Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to keep the same Medicare part B premium for 2010 that was in effect for 2009. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. H.R.6843: Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Middle Class Tax Relief Made Permanent.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 162Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) together with 2 co-sponsors introduced this bill for the purpose of amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits. HR 243Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009: On Jan. 7, 2009, Rep. Gene Green introduced HR 243 to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes. HR 250Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act: To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. HR 407Release of any Reversionary Interest of the United States in and to Certain Lands in Reno, Nevada: Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced this bill on Jan. 9, 2009. The bill would release any reversionary interest in railroad lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union Pacific Railroad Act. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 651Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act: Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. HR 852Re-Build America Bond Act of 2009: On Feb. 4, 2009: Makes appropriations to the Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to all revenues derived from proceeds from the sale and issuance of such bonds, in order to make expenditures for rail, transit, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects. S 268Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act: A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes. Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program. S 418 & HR 1006Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2009: These are related bills that would make it unlawful to sell certain secondary metal unless the seller documents ownership and maintains written or electronic records of each secondary metal purchase. The prohibition includes secondary metal that is marked with the name, logo or initials of a railroad company, highway or street poles, rails or signs and other material. S 560 & HR 1409Employee Free Choice Act: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 3677 Save Our Seniors' Social Security Act of 2009 To provide relief payments to recipients of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $280 payment to each individual who, for any of the months of December 2009, January 2010, or February 2010, is entitled to a Social Security or railroad retirement benefit payment. S.3015 Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.2926 Economic Fairness for Seniors Act Economic Fairness for Seniors Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to keep the same Medicare part B premium for 2010 that was in effect for 2009. S.2768 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Energy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

AMTRAKBudget And Appropriation For FY 2010: On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105 which was the Fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This bill concluded the appropriations from the 110th Congress that were not completed before the end of 2008. As a result of this bill Amtrak received a total of $1.453 billion for fiscal year 2009. In addition Amtrak received $114 million for the last installment of the Amtrak workers backpay. Congress must now turn to the FY 2010 budget. S 5Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009: A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. HR 107SMART Act of 2009: To reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans. HR 162Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) together with 2 co-sponsors introduced this bill for the purpose of amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits. HR 272Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. S 238Build America Bond Act of 2009: A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other purposes. HR 746Safeguarding America's Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time payment of $500 to each eligible individual age 18 or over who, during the three-month period immediately preceding enactment of this Act, was entitled to Social Security benefits, railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability benefits. HR 779 Tax Free Tips Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines "tips" as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. HR 1058Seniors Financial Security Act of 2009: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income for income tax purposes of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. HR 1789Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity. H.R. 3200-America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sets forth provisions governing health insurance plans and issuers, including: (1) exempting grandfathered health insurance coverage from requirements of this Act; (2) prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions; (3) providing for guaranteed coverage to all individuals and employers and automatic renewal of coverage; (4) prohibiting premium variances, except for reasons of age, area, or family enrollment; and (5) prohibiting rescission of health insurance coverage without clear and convincing evidence of fraud. S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Health Insurance Coverage) to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and essential health benefits coverage. H.R. 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009. To amend the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary availability of further additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2010, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10. Makes additional appropriations to cover such cost. S.3047 Tax Code Termination Act: Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning after 2013, except provisions of such Code relating to social security taxation (i.e., taxes on wage, self-employment, and railroad retirement income). S.2926 Economic Fairness for Seniors Act Economic Fairness for Seniors Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to keep the same Medicare part B premium for 2010 that was in effect for 2009. H.R.4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Sets forth legislative language on health care reform and investing in education submitted to the House Budget Committee by the Ways and Means Committee and the Education and Labor Committee pursuant to reconciliation instructions of Section 202 of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. H.R.4213 Title: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.

Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Issues regarding antitrust legislation relating to interchange. Issues relating to the implementation of PL No: 111-24 "Credit Card Act of 2009," all provisions pertaining to interchange. Issues relating to proposals for financial industry regulatory restructuring. HR 3795 "Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009," all provisions relating to interchange. HR 3126 "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009," all provisions relating to interchange. HR 3639 / S 1833 "Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009," all provisions relating to interchange. HR 3959 / S 1927 "Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009," all provisions relating to interchange. HR 3996 "Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009," all provisions. HR 2695 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009," all provisions. HR 2382 "Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009," all provisions. S 1212 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009," all provisions. HR 1105 "Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009," all provisions relating to report language pertaining to fees paid by the federal government to accept payment cards contained in the Financial Services and General Government section of Senate Report 111-43. HR 2346 / S 1054 "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009," all provisions relating to report language pertaining to fees paid by the federal government to accept payment cards contained in the Financial Services and General Government section of Senate Report 111-43. HR 3170 / S 1432 "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010," all provisions relating to report language pertaining to fees paid by the federal government to accept payment cards contained in the Financial Services and General Government section of Senate Report 111-43. S 3217 / HR 4173 "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010," Title XBureau of Consumer Financial Protection, all provisions relating to interchange.PL 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regarding implementation of the provisions in Title XBureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to interchange. FY 2011 Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Mark-Up Draft provisions pertaining to interchange. S 3677 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011, provisions pertaining to interchange. Senate Report 111-238-29-Jul10, provisions pertaining to interchange. S 3677 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011, Section 745, provisions pertaining to interchange.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of